Author: Bill Wimble
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978926182
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The two-time NASCAR National Sportsman Champion recounts tales of his journey from an impoverished childhood to success on the short tracks and superspeedways of the East Coast to his enduring career as entrepreneur.
I'll Never Be Last Again
Author: Bill Wimble
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978926182
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The two-time NASCAR National Sportsman Champion recounts tales of his journey from an impoverished childhood to success on the short tracks and superspeedways of the East Coast to his enduring career as entrepreneur.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978926182
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The two-time NASCAR National Sportsman Champion recounts tales of his journey from an impoverished childhood to success on the short tracks and superspeedways of the East Coast to his enduring career as entrepreneur.
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Author: David Foster Wallace
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 0316090522
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 549
Book Description
These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 0316090522
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 549
Book Description
These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.
I Will Never See the World Again
Author: Ahmet Altan
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1635420008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Best Book of the Year – Bloomberg News A resilient Turkish writer’s inspiring account of his imprisonment that provides crucial insight into political censorship amidst the global rise of authoritarianism. The destiny I put down in my novel has become mine. I am now under arrest like the hero I created years ago. I await the decision that will determine my future, just as he awaited his. I am unaware of my destiny, which has perhaps already been decided, just as he was unaware of his. I suffer the pathetic torment of profound helplessness, just as he did. Like a cursed oracle, I foresaw my future years ago not knowing that it was my own. Confined in a cell four meters long, imprisoned on absurd, Kafkaesque charges, novelist Ahmet Altan is one of many writers persecuted by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s oppressive regime. In this extraordinary memoir, written from his prison cell, Altan reflects upon his sentence, on a life whittled down to a courtyard covered by bars, and on the hope and solace a writer’s mind can provide, even in the darkest places.
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1635420008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Best Book of the Year – Bloomberg News A resilient Turkish writer’s inspiring account of his imprisonment that provides crucial insight into political censorship amidst the global rise of authoritarianism. The destiny I put down in my novel has become mine. I am now under arrest like the hero I created years ago. I await the decision that will determine my future, just as he awaited his. I am unaware of my destiny, which has perhaps already been decided, just as he was unaware of his. I suffer the pathetic torment of profound helplessness, just as he did. Like a cursed oracle, I foresaw my future years ago not knowing that it was my own. Confined in a cell four meters long, imprisoned on absurd, Kafkaesque charges, novelist Ahmet Altan is one of many writers persecuted by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s oppressive regime. In this extraordinary memoir, written from his prison cell, Altan reflects upon his sentence, on a life whittled down to a courtyard covered by bars, and on the hope and solace a writer’s mind can provide, even in the darkest places.
Make Me Even
Author: Jerrold Fine
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504080599
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
For one 1970s teenager, winning at poker and winning on Wall Street go hand-in-hand: “A coming-of-age story for the ages.” —Peter Lattman, vice chairman, The Atlantic In the wake of his mother’s death, Rogers Stout has no choice but to grow up fast. By high school, he already has the gambler’s gifts: a titanic brain, an uncanny ability to read people, and a risk-taker’s daring. All he lacks is direction . . . Everything changes the summer before his senior year when Rogers is invited into the boisterous environment of an investment bank’s trading room—and to a gambling hall dive where he immediately wins big at poker, capturing the attention of his coworkers with his card-playing skills. Intrigued by trading markets, Rogers’s intellectual curiosity takes him to Wharton and then Wall Street, where he faces challenges as an outsider who thinks and acts differently from the white-shoe establishment. Riding professional and personal highs and lows—like the stock market crash of 1974—he’ll have to learn to rebound, if he’s to survive . . . An intriguing look at human aspiration and the interplay of honor, greed, fear, and individuality, this novel reveals a time when a new generation upended the status quo on Wall Street and forever changed investing. “A rip-roaring yarn of baseball, poker, and Wall Street told with humor and humanity, and a loving rendering of Wharton in the seventies.” —Geoffrey Garrett, dean, The Wharton School “[An] absorbing story of an aspiring Wall Street trader.” —Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504080599
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
For one 1970s teenager, winning at poker and winning on Wall Street go hand-in-hand: “A coming-of-age story for the ages.” —Peter Lattman, vice chairman, The Atlantic In the wake of his mother’s death, Rogers Stout has no choice but to grow up fast. By high school, he already has the gambler’s gifts: a titanic brain, an uncanny ability to read people, and a risk-taker’s daring. All he lacks is direction . . . Everything changes the summer before his senior year when Rogers is invited into the boisterous environment of an investment bank’s trading room—and to a gambling hall dive where he immediately wins big at poker, capturing the attention of his coworkers with his card-playing skills. Intrigued by trading markets, Rogers’s intellectual curiosity takes him to Wharton and then Wall Street, where he faces challenges as an outsider who thinks and acts differently from the white-shoe establishment. Riding professional and personal highs and lows—like the stock market crash of 1974—he’ll have to learn to rebound, if he’s to survive . . . An intriguing look at human aspiration and the interplay of honor, greed, fear, and individuality, this novel reveals a time when a new generation upended the status quo on Wall Street and forever changed investing. “A rip-roaring yarn of baseball, poker, and Wall Street told with humor and humanity, and a loving rendering of Wharton in the seventies.” —Geoffrey Garrett, dean, The Wharton School “[An] absorbing story of an aspiring Wall Street trader.” —Kirkus Reviews
I'll Never Be Young Again
Author: Daphne du Maurier
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316253561
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
As far as his father, a famous writer, is concerned, Richard will never amount to anything, and so he decides to take his fate into his own hands. But at the last moment he is saved by Jake, who appeals to Richard not to waste his life. Together they set out for adventure, working their way through Europe, eventually arriving in bohemian Paris, where Richard meets Hesta, an entrancing music student. Daphne du Maurier's second novel is a masterpiece of narration, showcasing for the first time in her career the male voice she would use to stunning effect in four subsequent novels, including My Cousin Rachel. "A magician, a virtuoso. She can conjure up tragedy, horror, tension, suspense, the ridiculous, the vain, the romantic."-Good Housekeeping
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316253561
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
As far as his father, a famous writer, is concerned, Richard will never amount to anything, and so he decides to take his fate into his own hands. But at the last moment he is saved by Jake, who appeals to Richard not to waste his life. Together they set out for adventure, working their way through Europe, eventually arriving in bohemian Paris, where Richard meets Hesta, an entrancing music student. Daphne du Maurier's second novel is a masterpiece of narration, showcasing for the first time in her career the male voice she would use to stunning effect in four subsequent novels, including My Cousin Rachel. "A magician, a virtuoso. She can conjure up tragedy, horror, tension, suspense, the ridiculous, the vain, the romantic."-Good Housekeeping
I'll Never be Young Again
Author: Daphne Du Maurier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
I Will Never See the World Again
Author: Ahmet Altan
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590519922
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Best Book of the Year – Bloomberg News A resilient Turkish writer’s inspiring account of his imprisonment that provides crucial insight into political censorship amidst the global rise of authoritarianism. The destiny I put down in my novel has become mine. I am now under arrest like the hero I created years ago. I await the decision that will determine my future, just as he awaited his. I am unaware of my destiny, which has perhaps already been decided, just as he was unaware of his. I suffer the pathetic torment of profound helplessness, just as he did. Like a cursed oracle, I foresaw my future years ago not knowing that it was my own. Confined in a cell four meters long, imprisoned on absurd, Kafkaesque charges, novelist Ahmet Altan is one of many writers persecuted by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s oppressive regime. In this extraordinary memoir, written from his prison cell, Altan reflects upon his sentence, on a life whittled down to a courtyard covered by bars, and on the hope and solace a writer’s mind can provide, even in the darkest places.
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590519922
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Best Book of the Year – Bloomberg News A resilient Turkish writer’s inspiring account of his imprisonment that provides crucial insight into political censorship amidst the global rise of authoritarianism. The destiny I put down in my novel has become mine. I am now under arrest like the hero I created years ago. I await the decision that will determine my future, just as he awaited his. I am unaware of my destiny, which has perhaps already been decided, just as he was unaware of his. I suffer the pathetic torment of profound helplessness, just as he did. Like a cursed oracle, I foresaw my future years ago not knowing that it was my own. Confined in a cell four meters long, imprisoned on absurd, Kafkaesque charges, novelist Ahmet Altan is one of many writers persecuted by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s oppressive regime. In this extraordinary memoir, written from his prison cell, Altan reflects upon his sentence, on a life whittled down to a courtyard covered by bars, and on the hope and solace a writer’s mind can provide, even in the darkest places.
I’Ll Never Do That Again
Author: Laurie P. Webster
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1477205721
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
This book highlights numerous events during the Author's life, including those who did not want to see her succeed. It was written similar to a biography, which covers the period from late 1972 and all the years thereafter, up to the present time. This tells about being born to deaf parents with no guidance about life from them or anyone else. The author was oblivious to how poor the family really was during the depression. The family began to breakup toward the end of that depression. WWII followed and was rge cause of the family splitting up more completely, never to be the same.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1477205721
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
This book highlights numerous events during the Author's life, including those who did not want to see her succeed. It was written similar to a biography, which covers the period from late 1972 and all the years thereafter, up to the present time. This tells about being born to deaf parents with no guidance about life from them or anyone else. The author was oblivious to how poor the family really was during the depression. The family began to breakup toward the end of that depression. WWII followed and was rge cause of the family splitting up more completely, never to be the same.
I'll Never Have Sex with You Again!
Author: Larry Bleidner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743242904
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
FORGET EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT CHILDBIRTH. THIS IS REALITY, WITH BELLY LAUGHS. "I'll Never Have Sex with You Again!" chronicles birthin' babies like nothing ever before. Told by moms, dads, OB/GYNS, labor nurses and the people next door, its stories give new meaning to the phrase "up close and personal." And many celebrities -- from Nikki Sixx to Faith Hill, Lucy Lawless to Phyllis Diller, Erin Brockovich to Peggy Noonan -- let down their guard and prove that the delivery room is definitely a no-spin zone. Read all about The birthing mom who watches helplessly as a sexy labor nurse tries to seduce her husband. The mother-in-law/M.D. wanna-be who seizes the forceps and orders the doctor to get the show on the road! The new dad who suffers a concussion during a crib-assembly mishap and first glimpses his infant as he's being wheeled into the emergency room. The woman who had to be knocked out cold by a baseball to discover she was pregnant. The dad who misses his daughter's birth when he runs home to change into a suit and tie. The woman in labor who discovers an old flame will administer her epidural, and opts to tough it out -- sans anesthesia! Heartwarming and hilarious, these 100-plus stories will thrill moms, mothers-to-be or anyone even thinking about having a baby.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743242904
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
FORGET EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT CHILDBIRTH. THIS IS REALITY, WITH BELLY LAUGHS. "I'll Never Have Sex with You Again!" chronicles birthin' babies like nothing ever before. Told by moms, dads, OB/GYNS, labor nurses and the people next door, its stories give new meaning to the phrase "up close and personal." And many celebrities -- from Nikki Sixx to Faith Hill, Lucy Lawless to Phyllis Diller, Erin Brockovich to Peggy Noonan -- let down their guard and prove that the delivery room is definitely a no-spin zone. Read all about The birthing mom who watches helplessly as a sexy labor nurse tries to seduce her husband. The mother-in-law/M.D. wanna-be who seizes the forceps and orders the doctor to get the show on the road! The new dad who suffers a concussion during a crib-assembly mishap and first glimpses his infant as he's being wheeled into the emergency room. The woman who had to be knocked out cold by a baseball to discover she was pregnant. The dad who misses his daughter's birth when he runs home to change into a suit and tie. The woman in labor who discovers an old flame will administer her epidural, and opts to tough it out -- sans anesthesia! Heartwarming and hilarious, these 100-plus stories will thrill moms, mothers-to-be or anyone even thinking about having a baby.
I’ll Never Set Foot in That House Again! Volume 4
Author: Milli-gram
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718349041
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
In order to meet with the Spirit King Element’s old comrade “The Proxy,” Chelsea and Glen set off across the continent to plant cuttings of the Spirit Tree in different countries. Stopping in the Radzuel Empire along their travels, Micah gets to visit her home, while Chelsea and Glen get the grand reception they’d missed on their first visit. For Chelsea’s part in saving the Empire with her [Seed Creation] Skill, she’s awarded a commendation, and presented a special book detailing plants of various types. She and Glen are also welcomed as friends by the Beastmen, and after eating their fill of delicious food, the group heads for the Martec Republic! Once there, they see the Republic is suffering from an unnatural mana drought. Upon hearing the pleas of the citizens, Chelsea and Glen quickly move to attempt planting the cutting. However, the Proxy’s worshippers appear, and make another attempt on Chelsea’s life...only for the Republic’s sacred bird to swoop in and save her!
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718349041
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
In order to meet with the Spirit King Element’s old comrade “The Proxy,” Chelsea and Glen set off across the continent to plant cuttings of the Spirit Tree in different countries. Stopping in the Radzuel Empire along their travels, Micah gets to visit her home, while Chelsea and Glen get the grand reception they’d missed on their first visit. For Chelsea’s part in saving the Empire with her [Seed Creation] Skill, she’s awarded a commendation, and presented a special book detailing plants of various types. She and Glen are also welcomed as friends by the Beastmen, and after eating their fill of delicious food, the group heads for the Martec Republic! Once there, they see the Republic is suffering from an unnatural mana drought. Upon hearing the pleas of the citizens, Chelsea and Glen quickly move to attempt planting the cutting. However, the Proxy’s worshippers appear, and make another attempt on Chelsea’s life...only for the Republic’s sacred bird to swoop in and save her!